Some enlist the help of a parent and others, a grandparent. Some already know what they wanted to study and others have yet to decide. Some will graduate this year and others are starting the process early – as sophomores.

A local organization plans to erect a fence on part of the courthouse lawn to make sure the monument honoring veterans is protected.

The Oldham County Veterans’ Monument Fund is a non-profit organization that maintains the monument honoring Oldham residents who’ve served in the military. The fence will serve as a protector of the monument and the landscaping surrounding it.

If all goes as planned, residents of Pewee Valley may have a new outdoor theater space and walking trail as early as 2011, with several additions to come during the next four years.

City council member Amy Johnson, along with representatives from Environs Inc., a landscape and architecture firm out of Louisville, have a four-year vision for a 0.95-acre lot behind city hall to residents. They plan to convert the space into the city’s first park.